A Langley Mill-based windows business has been sold out of administration.
Richard Pinder and Sean Williams from Leonard Curtis were appointed joint liquidators of Frame Trade UK Limited in July (2025).
Frame Trade UK was established in 2003 and specialised in UPVC and aluminium manufacturing of double-glazed windows, doors and conservatories serving customers across the East Midlands. The firm employed 19 people.
The company ran into difficulties with loss of trade due to the pandemic, followed by the impact of having to replace a key piece of machinery and flooding at the factory in 2023, which caused extensive damage and disruption to production.
The business and assets of the company had been acquired by a third party prior to the appointment of the joint liquidators, who subsequently advised the directors on the steps to take to put the company into liquidation following completion of the sale.
The sale also included the TUPE transfer of 17 employees to the third party. Two directors were made redundant.
Richard Pinder said: “After reviewing the circumstances of the sale, and obtaining valuation advice, the Joint Liquidators confirmed that the sale of the business and assets was the best outcome for creditors as it maximised asset realisations, and minimised preferential creditor claims as a result of the TUPE transfer of employees.”
The purchaser of the business and assets is Frame Trade Windows Ltd, which is part of the Regal Group.
Jason Bamford, managing director at The Regal Group, said “We had worked with Frame Trade UK for years, and felt it would be a good fit with our existing group of companies and could add production capacity.
“Given the existing customer base, and additional demand from within the group, I am confident that the business can become profitable, and that we can secure the future of the employees for years to come.”
